Jesse Owens was a track standout who attended Ohio State in 1933. He went on to become the first Black varsity team captain ...

Jesse Owen's house at the Olympic village, Sports Hall Owen's returned home a hero, although US President Franklin D. Roosevelt didn't send a message of congratulations to Owens and never invited ...

Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then ... I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either." ...

Jesse Owens won four gold medals in track ... Roosevelt to the White House, but only the white medalists. The snub was part of the underside of fame. Hometown Cleveland saluted Owens with a ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon ... but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either." Owens wasn't complaining.